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My mom's requesting an out of the country trip for her 60th birthday and somehow we ended up in booking a trip to Taiwan!  + Pre-flight jitters + I haven't traveled out of the country without the bf so I'm so anxious in doing this trip. There's the navigation which is a huge problem for me because it was always Reagan who reads the maps and train stops / transfers. There's also the issue with immigration: both my sisters are unemployed/no travel histories and my mom's already a senior and have a passport previously issued by another country due to being an OFW. We're all females as well! We can be easily profiled as someone who might seek illegal work there. I had some bank certs printed, I've prepared more credit cards, brought all IDs I could, I even have a staggering cash budget for four JUST in case we're put aside for a separate interview. I even rented a place near the airport so we could be there 4 hours early (our flight is...

I have always wanted to hear Leah on stage because I have heard good things. So when Sweeney Todd appeared on my feed we immediately got tickets! Based from past experiences with Lion King and Wicked we got those ones a bit further from the stage, just enough to be able to see all angles.  The play starts with a long "commercial" of the actors walking on the stage looking for something. At the end they revealed it to be a very good reminder of keeping unnecessary distractions out of bay.  As expected Leah has exceeded all of my expectations. She's just ridiculously good. Her intonation, her singing, her pronunciation is crystal clear. However, I couldn't say the same with some of her co-stars. Some lose their accent midway, some sings garbled, and some I simply could not understand. The only reason I was able to follow what was happening is because I knew beforehand the Johnny Depp movie, even up to the songs I should expect to be sung. I wish I were a...